The much-awaited Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup kicked off in the Asian country of Qatar on Sunday amid barrage of criticisms over its treatment of migrant
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and the presidents of Egypt, Turkey and Algeria, as well as the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, were among world leaders in a tent-shaped stadium ahead of the first match.
Organisers also denied allegations of bribery for hosting rights. The tournament, the first held in the Middle East and the most expensive in its history, is a culmination of Qatar’s soft power push, after a 3-1/2 year boycott by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, which ended in 2021.
For the first time, a direct commercial flight from Tel Aviv in Israel landed in Doha, Qatar on Sunday despite the absence of formal bilateral ties, in a deal brokered by FIFA to carry both Palestinians and Israelis to the tournament.
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